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This was great! I don't like the fortune that the lady gave to Rich and Anabel... scary... So the ONBS has a skyscraper? Wow... impressive! Now I wonder what Pokemom Micheal will have... An Eeveeloution is a definate right? Will Rich ever use the Pokemon he snagged in the Metallico Islands? There are some pretty good Pokemon there...

i dont mean to rush you great butler,but when is teh next capter gonna be up?

I'm working on it. It should be done soon, I think.

This was great! I don't like the fortune that the lady gave to Rich and Anabel... scary... So the ONBS has a skyscraper? Wow... impressive! Now I wonder what Pokemom Micheal will have... An Eeveeloution is a definate right? Will Rich ever use the Pokemon he snagged in the Metallico Islands? There are some pretty good Pokemon there...

Yes, Michael has an Eeveeloution. As for your other question, I haven't decided whether or not to use them yet.

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Rich's Salamence blasted a large fireball at Masquerain. The bug Pokémon backflipped over and dodged, making the attack a complete bust.

"Ampharos, you know what to do. Ice Punch!"

Ampharos jumped in front of Masquerain, focused as its fists became surrounded by icy cold air, then jumped forth and delivered a chilling blow to Salamence. This attack was super-effective several times over, causing very high damage to the dragon.

"Masquerain, follow up with Aerial Ace on that Blaziken!"

Masquerain quickly flew out of Ampharos's shadow and dive-bombed Blaziken. It was another super-effective hit.

"Gahhhhh.....I've got to get it together.......Blaziken, Earthquake!"

Blaziken lept into the air and then stomped down with incredible force to create a shock wave in the floor. Salamence and Masquerain flew over it, but Ampharos got hit hard and was knocked out.

"Well done, Rich. Return, Ampharos! Go, Zaprong!"

Michael sent out a creature with black streaks across its yellow body and two antennas on its head. It was his Electabuzz, nicknamed Zaprong.

"Salamence! Try a Flamethrower this time!"

Salamence blew a steady stream of fire at Masquerain, this time hitting it but only clipping its wing. The Bug and Flying type did take a considerable amount of damage still.

"Zaprong, use Ice Punch!"

Zaprong jumped forward and smashed its icy fist into Salamence's body. The dragon could take no more and fainted.

"Salamence.......return. Go, Ludicolo!"

"Masquerain, finish off that Blaziken with another Aerial Ace!"

Masquerain again dive-bombed Blaziken, taking it down this time.

"Blaziken! Oh.......return.......go, Alakazam! Use Thunderpunch!"

Alakazam's fists crackled with electricity, then it vanished and reappeared right in front of Masquerain. Masquerain had no chance to defend, and Alakazam knocked it out with the electrical punch.

Michael's Salamence flapped its wings to gain altitude, then smashed down to the ground to make a shock wave. Dragonite wasn't affected but both Ludicolo and Alakazam were knocked out.

"Yes! If I see correctly, you're down to one!"

"I think you're right.....return, Ludicolo, Alakazam....go, Milotic!"

"Dragonite, Hyper Beam!"

Dragonite focused, then blasted a huge beam of energy at Milotic. This attack did very high damage.

"Finish it all off, Salamence! Double-Edge!"

Salamence flew high into the air, angled itself, and dive-bombed Milotic with incredible strength. Milotic fainted and Salamence took some backlash damage---but Rich had no Pokémon left.

"All right! That's a victory for me!"

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"I....I never even stood a chance against you, Michael! How do you expect me to win at the Colosseum or defeat Enigma Shadow?"

"I'm much stronger than almost all the trainers in Orre. The only one who's officially ranked above me is Wes. I really think you'll have no trouble winning there."

"That was a great battle, both of you.......come on, Rich, we should get over to the Colosseum."

"Good idea, Anabel. Michael, do wish me luck in the challenge."

Michael nodded and they said their goodbyes, then Rich and Anabel went down the elevators and left the museum. They crossed the bridge over the wide valley seperating the Colosseum from the rest of Pyrite and entered the arena's crumbling glass dome structure. A woman stood at the front gate to the main battlefield.

"Welcome to Pyrite Colosseum! Are you here to take part in a knockout challenge?"

"Yes, I am. Here's my pass."

Rich showed the pass to the attendant, who scanned it.

"That's it, you're in. Since this is your first challenge on the Orre Colosseum Challenge circuit, I'll explain the rules. Here at the Pyrite Colosseum, each trainer in the challenge enters three Pokémon. Before a battle, you will be shown your upcoming opponent's team and based on that information, you will choose two of your three Pokémon to battle. The tournament is single-elimination, and after four rounds the last trainer standing wins and recieves the Pyrite Emblem. Have you any questions?"

"No."

"Then please, give me your selection of Pokémon."

"I'll enter Alakazam, Salamence, and Milotic."

"Very well......please, come through here, Mr. Mistbloom." the attendant guided Rich through the front gate, then turned to Anabel. "I guess you're with him, but you aren't entered so I can't let you in this way. You'll have to watch from the stands, I'm afraid."

"That's fine. Good luck, Rich."

Anabel blew Rich a kiss, then she left to find a space in the stands. The guide, meanwhile, took Rich through the main gate and into a small waiting room.

The attendant guided Rich to and through another gate, leading to the arena......

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The main arena of Pyrite Colosseum was in a state of disrepair, mimicking the rest of the town. Many glass panels on its dome were cracked, once gorgeous banners torn and held limply, and a set of spotlights half-falling attached to the roof. Duking sat in a booth off to the side with a microphone on the table in front of him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the knockout challenge at Pyrite Colosseum! Our first match is between Rich from Phenac City and Mathus, a local Pyrite trainer!"

Rich and Mathus entered the arena from opposite sides. As he reached his mark, Rich examined his opponent---a very large, muscular man whose shirt was much too small for him and only covered his shoulders.

Alakazam focused, then an eerie blue glow came from its eyes. The blue glow then enveloped Zangoose and lifted it into the air before slamming it down.

"Good attack, but I won't lose that easily! Zangoose, Shadow Ball!"

Rich jumped back, surprised and knowing all too well what was about to happen. Zangoose held its claws a few inches apart and a ball of dark energy formed between them, then it hurled the ball into Alakazam. This attack, super-effective on the Psychic type, made Alakazam faint instantly. Rich recalled it to its Poké Ball and stared at Teril, his eyes slightly obscured by his cowboy hat.

"Very well, so you're a better challenge than I expected." Rich looked back up again, his face no longer obscured. "Salamence! Dragon Claw!"

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, the first of our semifinal matches! Please welcome the first competitor, Rich from Phenac City!"

Rich entered the arena, and the crowd cheered. He spotted Anabel in the stands up above and blew her a kiss.

"Facing Rich is a mystery trainer we have absolutely no information on. But will he prove to be as powerful as he is mysterious? Entering now is Clarent!"

Rich recoiled in surprise when he saw his opponent enter. It was a male Shadow Peon----the same one who had been attacking Rui.

"Well, I feel pity for you. I'm going to win this tourname----WAHH!!! It's you, Rich!!" Furious, Clarent pulled from his armor a light gun and held it up at the crowd, who became deathly quiet. "One peep out of any of you and this whole dump goes up!"

"Damn it, what do you want?"

"I want a match with you, Rich! Screw the rules of this Colosseum! We'll use all the Pokémon we've got--three each--and I will crush you!"

"Bring it on!"

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Okay, how would he know someone like Clarent? I didn't see his name pop up.

Other than that, it is pretty much okay. There's a problem when Zangoose fainted his Alakazam. Only one Shadow Ball?

Anyhoo, keep it up. ^_^

~PEACE~

That was a team Jack of Blades submitted to me and asked me to consider using. I looked over it, and since it included two mega-adaptable Pokémon (Ampharos, Electabuzz) and two of my favorites (Salamence, Masquerain) I decided to use it. I'm trying to go more towards anime-style battles where the types aren't always a concern.

Clarent was one of the thugs at the beginning that were attacking Rui. He had the Shadow Torkoal.

Zangoose's Attack power is not to be trifled with. I've learned that the hard way......>_<

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That was a team Jack of Blades submitted to me and asked me to consider using. I looked over it, and since it included two mega-adaptable Pokémon (Ampharos, Electabuzz) and two of my favorites (Salamence, Masquerain) I decided to use it. I'm trying to go more towards anime-style battles where the types aren't always a concern.

Clarent was one of the thugs at the beginning that were attacking Rui. He had the Shadow Torkoal.

Zangoose's Attack power is not to be trifled with. I've learned that the hard way......>_<

Yeah, but he had a Salamance and a Dragonite. It just topples the balance. Any ice-type pokemon could defeat half his team. Types are off concern, even in anime battling.

Yeah, but no one mentioned him in dialogue so no one knew what his name was.

Yeah, but Shadow Ball is a Special Attack? I go along with the game statistics.

*looks up* Looks like I started all my sentences the same way. ^_^'

Oh yeah, I don't know if you'd be interested, but could you critique on my pratice prologue of Assassins. I really need an opinion on it. It's in the Author's Cafe.

It isn't? I thought it is... *looks up on Attackdex* It's not there... *looks up on type chart* Not there. I thought Ghost types affects Special Attack. And Shadow Ball lowers Sp. Defence. Oh yeah, and its litestars.

Sorry I had not reviewed eariler! I was trying to finish up another one also. (Oh, that's remind me, I still got one more review to write up).

I really liked the next part of Chapter One and also the second part of Chapter Two! I like Chobin! The way he speaks reminds me a lof of the character Gollum from the "Lord of the Rings" movies, which are great movies to watch. Also, I thought for some odd reason Rich will win the battle against Michael. (I never played Pokemon: Gale of Darkness so that is probably why I thought Rich would win).

Yeah, but he had a Salamance and a Dragonite. It just topples the balance. Any ice-type pokemon could defeat half his team. Types are off concern, even in anime battling.

True, true.....but he still won even though Rich has Ice type attacks on a majority of his Pokémon (Ludicolo, Milotic, Tyranitar, Alakazam) so it's really a moot point now.

Yeah, but no one mentioned him in dialogue so no one knew what his name was.

Ah, sharp eye, catching that. Really, it is a plot hole and I should have known better, but the best reason I can offer is that the P*DA's Shadow Monitor says the name of a Shadow Pokémon's trainer even if it's not snagged.

Oh yeah, I don't know if you'd be interested, but could you critique on my pratice prologue of Assassins. I really need an opinion on it. It's in the Author's Cafe.

This is getting to be suspensful! Rich must have a pretty good memory to remember the peon's name... I liked Micheal's team, though it was a bit unbalanced. Is Rich getting a bit cocky or are the people there really that easy? The funny thing was, before I looked at Rich's two choices for each match, I guessed what he would pick and I got it right every time!

This is getting to be suspensful! Rich must have a pretty good memory to remember the peon's name... I liked Micheal's team, though it was a bit unbalanced. Is Rich getting a bit cocky or are the people there really that easy? The funny thing was, before I looked at Rich's two choices for each match, I guessed what he would pick and I got it right every time!

Pyrite Colosseum is the lowest-level Colosseum in Orre, so the trainers are really not that skilled. Realgam Tower, which will be the next Colosseum, will be very different.

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Hi! Sorry I couldn't review earlier, both my Internet and my computer died yesterday and I failed to resurrect them until now. Great Chapter, though! Wonder what Michael's last Pokemon is... hmmm... anyway, I like how you portrayed the low-level Pyrite Colosseum (he really shouldn't have any problem at all, considering how good his Pokemon are compared to his opponents), and I am a bit concerned about what'll happen... Spoiler:

the Peon's got a gun, so it stands to reason he'll use it if he gets really riled. On Rich.

Oh well, morbid thoughts aside, great Chapter Part, and I can't wait to see the rest!

Until we meet again...

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The funny thing was, before I looked at Rich's two choices for each match, I guessed what he would pick and I got it right every time!

whoa,holy Spoiler:

BEEP!

It's not really that hard... just look at type matchups. And now that I think about it, Pyrite Colosseum's turned into a minor Battle Dome. I'm assuming that that's what was intended, my dear Butler?

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Yeah, but he had a Salamence and a Dragonite. It just topples the balance. Any ice-type pokemon could defeat half his team. Types are off concern, even in anime battling.

BUT both dragons can learn Fire-type attacks and anyway, he has Zaprong and Flareon to deal with them. So though Ice-type attacks could take them out, he wouldn't have any backup to protect them, now would he?

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Hi! Sorry I couldn't review earlier, both my Internet and my computer died yesterday and I failed to resurrect them until now. Great Chapter, though! Wonder what Michael's last Pokemon is... hmmm...

He used all six in the battle against Rich; Ampharos, Masquerain, Zaprong, Flareon, Salamence and Dragonite.

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Oops. I forgot Masquerain, somehow... *slaps self* Sorry about that. Can't wait for the next Chapter, though! Any idea when we could hope for it, The Great Butler?

Until we meet again...

The Legacy Continues

A story of events in the world of Pokémon, long after Ash Ketchum has retired from the scene. His young child, determined to surpass even her father's incredible achievements, has a long and fantastic journey ahead of her... even as forces greater than any known before conspire to arrange their own ends behind the scenes.